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By most indications, the U.S. university system is producing more PhDs than the market for research positions demands given current levels of funding for research, both by government and by the private sector. A major reason for this overproduction is that demand is based on the need to staff labs of faculty researchers with graduate students and postdocs, not upon demand for future researchers.

About James S. House: The Ford School's James S. House will deliver the 13th Henry Russel Lecture, titled: "Beyond Obamacare: Social Determinants and Disparities in Health and America's Paradoxical Crisis of Health Care and Health." James S. House is the Angus Campbell Distinguished University Professor of Survey Research, Public Policy and Sociology.

You are invited to attend a campus lecture delivered by Dr. Rajiv Shah Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Dr. Shah (B.S. '95) is an alumnus of the University of Michigan, and will discuss "Innovation in Development Strategy." Dr. Shah's visit is organized by ONE @ the University of Michigan and hosted by the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.

Researchers frequently use statistical models that incorporate social and demographic covariates to predict survival. Based on data from a bisocial survey in Taiwan, I explore the extent to which mortality prediction improves with the inclusion in such models of non-standard biological and clinical parameters; measures of physical performance; and global health ratings made by interviewers and physicians. Some surprising results emerge. Please Note: Remote Access to Brown Bags Live Streaming Video is now available for those who cannot attend the presentations.